Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Edwin Markham
Born: April 23, 1852
Died: March 7, 1940 (aged 87)
Bio: Edwin Markham was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.
Known for:
- The Man With the Hoe And Other Poems (1899)
- Lincoln & other poems (1901)
- The Shoes Of Happiness And Other Poems (1915)
- An unexpected Christmas guest
- California the wonderful (1914)